Michael Doven is the CEO of the newly-formed United Pictures Group LLC, a company that is producing quality films at an incredible rate. The company, formed early in 2015, already has one project to its credit, one in post-production and several more in various stages of completion.

Doven, whose information can be seen on the web at http://michaeldoven.com/, is bringing his expertise to the big screen after his successful collaboration on several earlier film projects, including Mission Impossible, The Last Samurai, Collateral and Minority Report.

Now that Michael is able to bring his talents to his own productions, he has chosen some incredible projects that represent a highly diversified selection of genres. United Pictures Group's latest projects include:

Durant's Never Closes. Based on the true life story of Jack Durant, Phoenix's notorious restaurant owner, womanizer and possible Mob member, this movie has it all: romance, intrigue and drama as well as comic relief. Currently in post-production, the movie has received acclaim already for its attention to realistic detail. In fact, the natives in Phoenix who visited the set commented on how they could hardly tell that they were not in the real restaurant! Durant's Never Closes is scheduled for release later this year.

The Squeeze. Released earlier in 2015, The Squeeze is the story of a young man who finds himself squeezed between two high-stakes gamblers who both want to utilize his incredible golf talent . . . at a high price! This movie was the first full-length feature film to be produced under Michael's incredible creative talent.

Standoff. When a mother's child is removed from her custody, she fights back with the help of an attorney who believes in her. A chilling look at the faceless bureaucracy that can intrude in anyone's life, Standoff is guaranteed to be thought-provoking as well as suspenseful entertainment.

Ascension. Doven's (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/michael-doven) exploration of one man's mind in the form of a psychological thriller is set in space. When a non-believing astronaut goes on a routine mission, the outcome is anything but expected as he confronts his own demons.

The Out-of-Town Wedding. When five friends converge on a resort for a wedding, the results are predictably hilarious and unpredictably poignant. Combining comedy with a great story line, The Out-of-Town Wedding is guaranteed to reach a wide and varied audience.

Lucky Bastards. This story of friends who steal a car only to discover that it is a priceless collector's item takes a turn to the humorous when their antics cause them to race to escape an angry mobster.

Michael Doven (https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeldoven/) and United Pictures Group are excited to produce quality films in a number of categories, targeting a large audience and bringing entertainment to a wide and diverse group of moviegoers.

CEO of United Pictures Group and Producer Doven has several feature films that are in various stages of development and production.

He is a 25 year movie industry executive with Producing and Associate Producer credits on films which have grossed Billions of dollars World Wide (box office Mojo).

He (http://ask.fm/MichaelDoven) worked extensively on script development, pre-production, production, post production as well as international press tours for the marketing and distribution phases of these films where he gained invaluable relationships and insights into consistent, extremely successful and award-winning blockbuster and tent pole releases of the major studios.

He founded United Pictures Group (2015) and is producing many features through this company.